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Medway road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2021, and 657 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2020 (441), and casualties rose from 574.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 33,369 collisions in Medway.

Collisions in 2021
510
Up 16% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
657
Up 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2021

1.6% of collisions in Medway in 2021 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious7815%
  • Slight42483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious8413%
  • Slight56586%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 510, up 16% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 510
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025460570
2024446570
2023524690
2022526685
2021510657
2020441574
2019577759
2018593785
2017624835
2016619826
2015656855
2014661845
2013620822
2012615825
2011656830
2010559692
2009672823
2008612753
2007612769
2006616775
2005667846
2004681834
2003707879
2002735914
2001769954
2000709888
1999696909
1998756944
1997796977
19968061,046
1995747971
1994748955
1993687903
1992710902
1991727904
1990814994
19898891,086
1988763925
19878451,021
19869331,134
19858511,084
19849921,211
19839491,170
19829851,236
19819241,134
19809581,206
19799261,129

When and where crashes happen in Medway in 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (3.9%)
  • February25 (4.9%)
  • March33 (6.5%)
  • April52 (10%)
  • May50 (9.8%)
  • June56 (11%)
  • July51 (10%)
  • August35 (6.9%)
  • September54 (11%)
  • October43 (8.4%)
  • November43 (8.4%)
  • December48 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (80%)
  • Wet or damp95 (19%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph396 (78%)
  • 40 mph50 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (18%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (65%)
  • Pedestrian104 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2072 (11%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35136 (21%)
  • 36 to 4597 (15%)
  • 46 to 5580 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded34 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (62%)
  • Passenger145 (22%)
  • Pedestrian104 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car721 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle71 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Medway

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Medway ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 52nd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2021

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2021, with 47 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2021

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2021: 84, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA284106013
2ndA289323602
3rdA228283504
4thA231273916
5thM2183311
6thA229101401
7thA230101403
8thB20048902
9thA2786802
10thB20006710
11thB20976601
12thA2262200
13thB20022501
14thB20172201
15thB20011100
16thB21081100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2021

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2021: 163.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2021

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2021: 98.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2021, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years